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wisdom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

wĭzʹdəm (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈwɪzdəm/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Middle English wisdom, from Old English wīsdōm (“wisdom”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīsadōm, from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz (“wisdom”), corresponding to wise + -dom. Cognate with Scots wisdom, wysdom (“wisdom”), West Frisian wiisdom (“wisdom”), Dutch wijsdom (“wisdom”), German Weistum (“legal sentence”), Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom (“wisdom”), Icelandic vísdómur (“wisdom”).

Meanings

(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
(countable) A piece of wise advice.
(countable, uncountable) The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
(countable, uncountable) The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
(countable, uncountable) The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
(countable, uncountable) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
- Wiſdom…is to a man an infinite Treaſure, for ſhe is the Breath of the Power of God, and a pure Influence that floweth from the Glory of the Almighty; ſhe is the Brightneſs of Eternal Light, and an undefiled Mirror of the Majeſty of God, and an Image of his Goodneſs; ſhe teacheth us Soberneſs and Prudence, Righteouſneſs and Strength; ſhe underſtands the Subtilty of words, and Solution of dark ſentences; ſhe foreknoweth Signs and Wonders, and what ſhall happen in time to come. 1652, Eugenius Philalethes, The Fame and Confeſſion of the Fraternity of…the Roſie Croſs, pages 1-2 of the preface:
(countable, rare, uncountable) A group of wombats.
- Banyule means hill, another voice whispers from the swamp, and as I turn to ask a question I see kangaroos lying in the shade of a low tree by the shining water. Yes, the water has returned, along with giant earth-eating creatures boring holes far below, linking wisdoms of wombats with wastelands of Winthers. 2020, Graham Jackson, The7th Victim, page 160:
- Beautimus strolled to the river for her morning bath. She looked one direction, then the other to search the landscape for anything or anybody who might offer a clue as to what could be coming her way. She passed a pond where a congregation of alligators and a wisdom of wombats engaged in a heated argument over economics. Nothing unusual in that. 2017, Peggy A. Wheeler, The Splendid and Extraordinary Life of Beautimus Potamus:
- It would also be difficult to get to the bottom line accurately if a wisdom of wombats ate your working papers. Both scenarios are equal in probability. 2007 April 16, Tony Cooper, “Ebay is Unfair!”, in rec.collecting.coins (Usenet), retrieved 05 Sep 2022:
(countable, rare, uncountable) A group of owls.
- What he expected to find I cannot imagine , unless it was a wisdom of owls. What he did see and hear were telephones ringing, assistants answering them, getting up from their seats to take a book or a card from a file, returning[…] 1974, Margery Weiner, Answering Any Questions: How to Set Up an Information Office, Newton Abbot : David and Charles [for] the "Daily Telegraph":
- All of us, whether we gather into a wisp of snipes, a wisdom of owls, a wing of plovers, or remain like a single regretful priest on his knees before his God, we are one and it is not for us to decide another's fate. 2016, Gary Barwin, Yiddish for Pirates: A Novel, →ISBN, page 91:
(abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of wisdom tooth.
alt of wisdom tooth
- HAVING MY WISDOMS REMOVED 2003, Harry Gilleland, Poetry for the Common Man, page 149:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
wisdome		alternative	lexicographic
wisdoms	Number=Plur		lexicographic
wisedome		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Translations (247)

fa خرد (element of personal character) · pt sabedoria (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · it (buon) senso (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · gl sabenza (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · chr ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · io sajeso (piece of wise advice) · sw hekima (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · hy խոհեմություն (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · fa خردمندی (element of personal character) · pt sabedoria (element of personal character) · ota عقل (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · sa प्रज्ञा (element of personal character) · sl modróst (element of personal character) · ka სიბრძნე (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · el σοφία (element of personal character) · is vísdómur (element of personal character) · et tarkus (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · af wysheid (element of personal character) · cy doethineb (element of personal character) · ca saviesa (element of personal character) · ny nzeru (piece of wise advice) · it senno (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · gl consello (piece of wise advice) · hy իմաստություն (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · ka სიბრძნე (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · hi प्रज्ञा (element of personal character) · fr sagesse (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · io sajeso (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · mg fahendrena (element of personal character) · el σοφία (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · bg мъ́дрост (element of personal character) · ru му́дрость (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · he חוכמה \ חָכְמָה (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · de Weisheit (piece of wise advice) · lv gudrība (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · fi viisaus (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · lv gudrība (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · sh múdrōst (element of personal character) · ks گاٹہٕ جار (element of personal character) · arz حكمة (element of personal character) · vi trí tuệ (element of personal character) · io sajeso (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · io sajeso (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · it saggezza (element of personal character) · bg знания (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · ur عقل (element of personal character) · fi viisaus (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · bg мъдрост (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · grc σοφία (element of personal character) · fi viisaus (piece of wise advice) · it buon senso (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · ota عقل (element of personal character) · la sapientia (piece of wise advice) · mi whakaaronui (piece of wise advice) · es sabiduría (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · ja 知識 (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · it senno (element of personal character) · tr hikmet (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · lv gudrība (piece of wise advice) · ko 지혜 (element of personal character) · sk múdrosť (element of personal character) · chr ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ (element of personal character) · it criterio (element of personal character) · my ဉာဏ (element of personal character) · bg мъдър съвет (piece of wise advice) · he חוכמה \ חָכְמָה (element of personal character) · fo vísdómur (element of personal character) · ota عقل (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · fa حکمت (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · uk му́дрість (element of personal character) · nl wijsheid (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · de Weisheit (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · fr sagesse (element of personal character) · tr hikmet (piece of wise advice) · lt išmintis (element of personal character) · ks بۄد (element of personal character) · ast sabencia (element of personal character) · tay kinbaqan (element of personal character) · no visdom (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · tl karunungan (element of personal character) · yi חכמה (element of personal character) · fr sagesse (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · nl wijsheid (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · nv ił ééhózin (element of personal character) · ug ئەقىل (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · ny nzeru (element of personal character) · nl wijsheid (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · enm sapience (element of personal character) · no visdom (element of personal character) · be му́драсць (element of personal character) · az hikmət (element of personal character) · ja 知識 (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · ko 지혜 (element of personal character) · gl sabedoría (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · ro înțelepciune (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · my ဝိဇ္ဇာ (element of personal character) · it saggezza (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · ce хьекъалалла (element of personal character) · ja 英知 (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · ro înțelepciune (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · de Weisheit (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · ota عقل (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · tr hikmet (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · tr bilgelik (element of personal character) · uga 𐎈𐎋𐎎𐎚 (element of personal character) · la scientia (piece of wise advice) · ro sapiență (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · no visdom (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · enm sleighte (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · nl wijsheid (element of personal character) · oc saviesa (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · my ဉာဏ် (element of personal character) · chr ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ (piece of wise advice) · et tarkus (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · hu bölcsesség (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · ja 知恵 (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · el σοφία (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · sh му́дро̄ст (element of personal character) · ru му́дрость (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · nl wijsheid (piece of wise advice) · ga críonnacht (element of personal character) · hu bölcsesség (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · da visdom (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · sq urtësinë (element of personal character) · ro judecată (element of personal character) · ga eagna (element of personal character) · yi חכמה (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · la sapientia (element of personal character) · ms kebijaksanaan (element of personal character) · la scientia (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · lv gudrība (element of personal character) · ha hikima (piece of wise advice) · da visdom (piece of wise advice) · nan-hbl 智慧 (element of personal character) · tr akıl (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · cs moudrá rada (piece of wise advice) · sw hekima (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · he חוכמה \ חָכְמָה (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · es sabiduría (element of personal character) · fr sagesse (piece of wise advice) · it saggezza (piece of wise advice) · ko 슬기 (element of personal character) · pt bom senso (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · lv gudrība (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · nl wijsheid (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · hu bölcsesség (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · sw mwanafalsafa (element of personal character) · la sagacitas (element of personal character) · hy իմաստություն (piece of wise advice) · ru му́дрость (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · cu мѫдрость (element of personal character) · chr ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · gd gliocas (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · yue 智慧 (element of personal character) · he חוכמה \ חָכְמָה (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · tr hikmet (element of personal character) · pl mądrość (element of personal character) · io sajeso (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · ru му́дрость (element of personal character) · ln bwányá (element of personal character) · cs moudrost (element of personal character) · ru му́дрость (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · hu bölcsesség (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · pt sabedoria (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · fr sagesse (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · da visdom (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · cmn 智慧 (element of personal character) · id kebijaksanaan (element of personal character) · it avvedutezza (element of personal character) · sw hekima (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · ka სიბრძნე (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · yi חכמה (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · rup mintiminilji (element of personal character) · it discernimento (element of personal character) · sv visdom (element of personal character) · hu bölcsesség (element of personal character) · vi khôn ngoan (element of personal character) · de Weisheit (element of personal character) · ja 知恵 (element of personal character) · it saggezza (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · hu bölcsesség (piece of wise advice) · tr hikmet (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · enm wisdom (element of personal character) · gl sabedoría (element of personal character) · gl sabedoría (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · mk мудрост (element of personal character) · ja 英知 (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · ar حِكْمَة (element of personal character) · no visdom (piece of wise advice) · is viska (element of personal character) · th ภูมิปัญญา (element of personal character) · io sajeso (element of personal character) · et tarkus (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · ro înțelepciune (element of personal character) · ka სიბრძნე (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · ca saviesa (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · eo saĝo (element of personal character) · hi पांडित्य (element of personal character) · mi whakaaronui (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · ru му́дрость (piece of wise advice) · fi viisaus (element of personal character) · ha hikima (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · fr sagesse (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · pro sapiencia (element of personal character) · it discernimento (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · got 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (element of personal character) · gl sabedoría (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · la sapientia (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · eo saĝeco (element of personal character) · et tarkus (piece of wise advice) · vi trí huệ (element of personal character) · de Weisheit (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · lv gudrība (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · ar حِكْمَة (piece of wise advice) · ast sabiduría (element of personal character) · pt sabedoria (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · he חוכמה \ חָכְמָה (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹 (element of personal character) · it discrezionalità (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · fi viisaus (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · yi חכמה (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · ka სიბრძნე (element of personal character) · gd gliocas (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · gd gliocas (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · de Weisheit (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · da visdom (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · da visdom (element of personal character) · pt sagacidade (element of personal character) · pro razon (element of personal character) · ja 知恵 (piece of wise advice) · pt orientação (piece of wise advice) · es sabiduría (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · oc saviesa (element of personal character) · ja 知識 (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) · et tarkus (element of personal character) · fi viisaus (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · gl sabenza (element of personal character) · pt sapiência (element of personal character) · ka სიბრძნე (piece of wise advice) · da visdom (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · no visdom (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) · hy իմաստություն (element of personal character) · sw hekima (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) · no visdom (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) · gd gliocas (element of personal character) · hi बुद्धिमत्ता (element of personal character) · km គតិបណ្ឌិត (element of personal character)

wisdom en · NOUN

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